The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-05-13
these pests. This line of posts had BEEN tea

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up for good while without any snuoyaucA
from the enemy. The men began to feel COM
| parativety secure. The Ickets were ins,ruc-
ted in case of M alarm 10 report to the other
pckets on the line. The Federal scouts and
| spies had located our posts and knew how 10
surprise any of The rosts. They made q dash
| on the centre post ut James gate and captured
| and routed the detail there and pressing on
| with all possible speed they managed to fall
into the roal in rear of and between picket
| headquarters OF the Diasconl detail and camp,
thus completely cutting of al chances Of es-
| cape for men. Most if not all the men on
| the Dascoud post were from tho McKissck
| Rangers Pickc, headquarters were in a. It,lc
log cabin with an opening OF an acre or two of
land around it, Part of the men were on, post
about half mile off. Iamartine Pcake and
Thos. Rodgers h ad gone to get some horse feed
and the rest were in the little log cabin afore-
said. The Fclerals were around the house be-
| fore the inmates were aware OF it. Some Of
the men were asleep. AS Tillman Miwood
jumped out to run Off he was shot down. Some
got away and the rest were captured. The
enemy moved on hastily toward The picket post,
| who were returning with some fodder for their
| stock. They had heard the firing and were
| suspicious that something was wrong. Coming
suddenly upon them in the road they wheeled
their horses and attempted TO escape. Thorn.
jumped of and escaped into thicket, Lamar
tine was captured and report said that he was
| shot in cold blood and killed. Our men got it
this way, and have good reason to think that
it was so, too. This impression incenscd Lour
men so that their indignation knew no bounds.
An opportunity to avcngc Lsmar's death was
not long in presenting itself. At Olive Branch
Church, on the 7th of February, 'G3 the op-
perfume moment arrived. Eighty -four Of our
Cavalry, backed by the 59th Virginia Infantry,
| were called upon to re lcem their pledges
| We met force of between 200 and 800 Fed
eral Cavalry at that time and place commanded
| by Captain Faith of 9Th Penn. Cavalry who,
it was alleged, had killed Lamar;ine. Meeting
| the enemy suddenly Col. Tabb, of the 59th
| Virginia hastily formed his line without an eff
fort to conceal his position. and this Senabiei
| the Federal commander to halt his column be-.
hind hill and protect them from the fire of
the Infantry. Nearly every man and horse on
the top of the hill and in sight Of the Infantry
| were killed or wounded. Our cavalry line
| was formed in rear of the church IA brick
structure) and parallel with the road on which
| the enemy were advancing. AS soon rs the In
fantry had'ceased firing we were ordered 10
| charge. AS the line moved forward at the
gallop the cry was raised, now is the time to
everage the death of Lamar Peakc. With this
| rlun ood ;nto tho 60. r. g. .:.l
| full chargers who brought their riders into the
ranks of the flying w.. who were hewn
| from their saddles by the dextcrous blows OF
| the Confederate cavaliers. In their rout the
enemy followed the general direction of the
| road, though most of them were scattered
through the fields At q narrow place in the
road q number Of Yankees and horses were
piled up and as John Faucet, who vas riding
q large bay horse that Mrs. Rice had given the
| company al its formation came upon them, the
horse made spring and landed himself on
the opposite side, tossing John on top Of
the pile of yankees and horses. lie dashed
frantically through the line AMI led tho way.
This horse was our greatest loss that evening
The yankees got him, but we will make men,
ton of him hereafter. From Olive Branch
church to six mile ordinary "a distance of 3
miles) it was whipping race. So prisoners
and about as many horses, together with lot
| of arms was the result Of the evenings work.
About n dozen Federals were killed. and q
| great many horses were killed and wounded,
so as to render them useless. At Williamsburg
we had got great many improved arms and as
consequence our men were now equipped so
as to do good service. Most of them had i'm
proved army pistols and breech- loading car
bines. In this raid the writer with several
others was determined to arm himself COM
pletely at the expense Of the U. S., and DASH
ing upon on orderly sergeant, presented six
shooter and ordered him to halt, surrender
and give up his arms. This he did instantly.
He had fine sabre and belt, which he asked
| to retain-the, belt in paricular-as it was the
| gift of his lady friend. He was told to give
his lady friend the writer's respects and also %
tell her that he would take good care Of it,
Morgan Leech had on the sabre and belt when
he was killed at Riddles Shop, June 1S, "a,
and it may be the sabre and belt got back to
its original owner.
We are somewhat in advance Of our work (:
From Hopewell Church we moved back to
Games and campel near our old camp ground.
The Games mansion was used as Regimontal
headqua, ters, Commissary Department, SC. 1t
was while we were at this camp that the battle of
Fredericksburg took place, Dec. 13, 'G2 in
which tho immortal Stuart redeemed his pledge
to 'crowd'em with artillery 1t was also
whic we were here that an election took place
| for Clerk Of the Court Of Union County, The
candidates were Capt. l. G. Mex Kissick anil
| Charles Bolt, Esq, the latter had ali eady lost
| his leg and was at home Capt McKissick was